A better "down and dirty not high paying job" that you should be able to think of is retail employee (i.e. not a manager, of course most managers could also be included in that description).
Over all, though, computers are seen as an investment, while consoles are seen as a toy.
What computers do you buy that increase in value over time?
Toys are fun:-)
And sometimes, people actually need the extra "gaming power" for completely non-gaming related tasks. I know that reason worked on purchasing where I work, because the lab randomly has quite a few Alienware and Dell XPS machines in it...
That makes absolutely no sense. What kind of lab is going to be using gaming PCs for work anyway? Do you really want the overhead of windows when you're running intensive computations? All the labs I've ever visited used custom built systems runing Linux or other Unix.
I guess you have to justify spending 5-10x as much for gaming than someone exclusively on a console. But as a gamer on all sides (PC, console, Mac, board, etc.) what are these PC games that have "so much depth that Playstation owners can only dream about"? I must have missed them.
Do you mean Civ4? That's one I'll grant to PCs. But do you seriously trot out graphical quality as the primary reason for gaming on a PC?
Read "The Selfish Gene" for starters. Try and realize that survival isn't a game and your genetic code would prefer that it is more popular than that from a competing group.
I would argue that we humans are the least violent species on the planet because we can use our cognitive abilities to temper our fundamental biological urge to Kill All Rivals.
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The ground beat the tank, Dr. Jones SENIOR beat the people driving the tank.
So far, the best movie adaptations I have seen (and the only decent ones) are The Hunt for the Red October and Jurassic Park. I get the feeling there is one more, but I can't remember it.
Oh man oh man. I feel you dude. I worked two Christmas seasons at a Sharper Image store. The burnout is a bitch. You are some kinda superhero for handling five without going drone to preserve your sanity.
Some people think that sales drones are lazy or incompetent, they are actually shell-shocked veterans who have seen the face of human stupidity on a daily basis and their minds eventually learned to simply shutdown while at work.
We're a superpower because our land is rich in precious minerals (we wouldn't be the United States today if it weren't for saltpeter), we can feed our people, and we have enough space to diversify our economic sectors.
Tell that to the people of Vietnam, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cuba, Guatamala, Haiti, Diego Garcia, Indonesia...To name but a few.
Ah, yes. Remember the time when El Salvador was poised to become the next world superpower? Luckily we defeated them in time.
How about you ignore the black ops missions that (terrible as they were) have little effect on the world's political structure? How did we get to the top of the heap instead of Europe, China, Japan, or the USSR?
Better read your history books more closely next time and stop skipping to the "good stuff".
And the worst games ever made were all made in the 80s on low bit chips. Good and bad don't depend on the hardware, but good hardware can make crap games playable.
But a crap game with crap graphics with a crap controller: nightmare in a box. Would you rather play 18 Wheeler or Smurf Rescue?
Yes I see, but even though I debate your apparently simplistic understanding of the Tiananmen Square Protests, you surely must recognize that 2005 != 1989. If you are positing that a country cannot drastically change in that amount of time, then why don't you read about China from 1910-1926? Or 1960-1976?
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A better "down and dirty not high paying job" that you should be able to think of is retail employee (i.e. not a manager, of course most managers could also be included in that description).
Or, sadly, community college professor.
Or grade school teacher.
You understand oddly. The book came out in 1973.
If you listen to the commentaries from the DVD release you hear the story of translating the book to the movie.
Does the GUI take resources? Yes.
Is it necessary or even helpful on a server? No.
Optional.
Over all, though, computers are seen as an investment, while consoles are seen as a toy.
:-)
What computers do you buy that increase in value over time?
Toys are fun
And sometimes, people actually need the extra "gaming power" for completely non-gaming related tasks. I know that reason worked on purchasing where I work, because the lab randomly has quite a few Alienware and Dell XPS machines in it...
That makes absolutely no sense. What kind of lab is going to be using gaming PCs for work anyway? Do you really want the overhead of windows when you're running intensive computations? All the labs I've ever visited used custom built systems runing Linux or other Unix.
I guess you have to justify spending 5-10x as much for gaming than someone exclusively on a console. But as a gamer on all sides (PC, console, Mac, board, etc.) what are these PC games that have "so much depth that Playstation owners can only dream about"? I must have missed them.
Do you mean Civ4? That's one I'll grant to PCs. But do you seriously trot out graphical quality as the primary reason for gaming on a PC?
adventure games (though these are almost gone unfortunately)...
It's not 2002 anymore. Adventure games are on an upswing now. Still Life, Indigo Prophecy, Dreamfall, etc.
All available on PCs *and* consoles.
Evolution != Progression
Evolution == reaction to change
- Your friendly neighborhood evolution nazi
Point: to make the GUI on windows servers optional.
They also don't have gameplay videos, large screenshots, and up-to-the-minute news.
http://www.gamespot.com/
-1 Unnecessary self-loathing.
Read "The Selfish Gene" for starters. Try and realize that survival isn't a game and your genetic code would prefer that it is more popular than that from a competing group.
I would argue that we humans are the least violent species on the planet because we can use our cognitive abilities to temper our fundamental biological urge to Kill All Rivals.
The ground beat the tank, Dr. Jones SENIOR beat the people driving the tank.
So far, the best movie adaptations I have seen (and the only decent ones) are The Hunt for the Red October and Jurassic Park. I get the feeling there is one more, but I can't remember it.
The Princess Bride.
Movies aren't a tide.
Good movies will continue to be good, no matter how much crap is made around them.
Oh man oh man. I feel you dude. I worked two Christmas seasons at a Sharper Image store. The burnout is a bitch. You are some kinda superhero for handling five without going drone to preserve your sanity.
Some people think that sales drones are lazy or incompetent, they are actually shell-shocked veterans who have seen the face of human stupidity on a daily basis and their minds eventually learned to simply shutdown while at work.
A podcast isn't an audio stream. Just an mp3.
Check out noscript. It can block any plugin (including flash, of course) unless you authorize it to run.
We speak of the magnetic pole, not the actual North pole.
g netic_poles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_field#Ma
We're a superpower because our land is rich in precious minerals (we wouldn't be the United States today if it weren't for saltpeter), we can feed our people, and we have enough space to diversify our economic sectors.
Tell that to the people of Vietnam, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Iraq, Afghanistan, Cuba, Guatamala, Haiti, Diego Garcia, Indonesia...To name but a few.
Ah, yes. Remember the time when El Salvador was poised to become the next world superpower? Luckily we defeated them in time.
How about you ignore the black ops missions that (terrible as they were) have little effect on the world's political structure? How did we get to the top of the heap instead of Europe, China, Japan, or the USSR?
Better read your history books more closely next time and stop skipping to the "good stuff".
And the worst games ever made were all made in the 80s on low bit chips. Good and bad don't depend on the hardware, but good hardware can make crap games playable.
But a crap game with crap graphics with a crap controller: nightmare in a box. Would you rather play 18 Wheeler or Smurf Rescue?
Internet cafe.
Different charity.
Whoa, you need to read some funnier stuff. Good god man, this is the information age!
Get started at:
http://www.notmydesk.com/
http://lileks.com/institute/index.html
http://www.ironycentral.com/babymain.html
If gaming articles are more your style and you've played Ultima 7:
http://www.it-he.org/ultima7.htm especially "Further drug experiments" http://www.it-he.org/u7_drugs.htm
Yes I see, but even though I debate your apparently simplistic understanding of the Tiananmen Square Protests, you surely must recognize that 2005 != 1989. If you are positing that a country cannot drastically change in that amount of time, then why don't you read about China from 1910-1926? Or 1960-1976?
Indeed, yes! Once you've worked customer service all day then nothing outside of work can get you down.
"How totalled was your car?"
"So totalled, complete write off."
"Then why are you smiling?"
"I'm not at work!"